RT Journal A1 Parish L T1 EVidence-based procedural dermatology JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2012 FD August 1 VO 308 IS 5 SP 517 OP 518 DO 10.1001/jama.308.5.517-b UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.308.5.517-b AB The concept of evidence-based medicine dates to the 1980s, and the idea has since been significantly expanded.3 Procedural dermatology also has come into its own, beginning in 2003 and now incorporating what was previously considered dermatologic surgery, such as removal of cutaneous malignancies, Mohs micrographic surgery, laser surgery, cryosurgery, and chemical peels.